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Yesterday | Moved Permanently

Former Michael Jackson concert promoter talks about his death

It seems Michael Jackson's music has touched lives for years across the country, particularly for one Harrison County woman.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Cynthiana, KY

Tuesday | Winchester Sun

All-Stars open postseason with loss

I think it's ridiculous that our "city tax" dollars have gone to people like this.

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Related Topix: Winchester, KY, Harrodsburg, KY, Powell County, KY

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Death of jail officer still under review

On the Sunday that Christine Britton died, she sent a text message to her daughter promising the two would watch a movie together that night.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

The Courier-Journal

After the deluge comes the heat

After severe storms Thursday morning battered Louisville and Southern Indiana, metro area residents can expect another beating today as the area experiences its first real summer heat.

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Related Topix: Weather, Louisville, KY, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Seneca Gardens, KY

Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Harrison settles suit against sheriff for $375,000

Harrison County has agreed to pay $375,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by two women who said Sheriff Mike Deatrick sexually harassed them when they worked for the county Sheriff's Department and retaliated against them after they filed a complaint.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Employment / Labor Law

Mon Jun 15, 2009

WLKY

Gambling Pros, Cons Still Debated In Corydon 33min

Lawmakers in Kentucky started meeting in a special session Monday to decide, among other things, if slots and video gaming at race tracks are one way to help close a $1 billion shortfall in this economic crisis.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Kentucky.com

LexCath

Lexington Catholic began the baseball season looking for respect. It will try to end it by winning the program's third state championship.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Donations again honor Indiana's fallen officers

A series of local blood drives to remember Indiana's fallen law-enforcement officers is back on track after nearly a year's hiatus that started when the remnants of Hurricane Ike struck the state.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

Tue Jun 09, 2009

WLEX-TV Lexington

Soldier Killed In Harrison County Crash

Just three months ago, he received a hero's homecoming in Cynthiana. Now, a Kentucky National Guard soldier is being mourned after he was killed in a car crash.

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Related Topix: Cynthiana, KY

WLEX-TV Lexington

Firefighters Called To Business Fire In Harrison County

Firefighters were called to a business in Harrison County after a fire broke out Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Kypost.Com

Guardsman, Back From Afghanistan, Killed In Crash

A Kentucky National Guardsman, who recently returned from military service in Afghanistan, has been killed in a traffic crash near Cynthiana, where he resided.

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Related Topix: Cynthiana, KY

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Guard soldier killed in single-car accident months after returning home

A Cynthiana man died in a one-car accident early Sunday just three months after returning from serving with his Army National Guard unit in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Cynthiana, KY, US National Guard, US Military

Thu Jun 04, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Buddhists sow seeds with youth to protect faith in U.S.

As ceiling fans beat back the humid air, more than 150 people crowded in and around a temple on a remote Southern Indiana hillside last Sunday, marking the birth of their religion's founder.

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Related Topix: Religion, Buddhism, Family, Teenagers, Wedding, Trinity College, Crestwood, KY

Tue Jun 02, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Extreme Makeover House for sale in Cynthiana

Some members a community that came together to help a much-loved family by making over their home are now miffed that they are selling their house.

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Related Topix: Cynthiana, KY, Home Listing, Home

Sun May 31, 2009

McClatchy DC

Kentucky family's free house built by neighbors now for sale

It was the true story of how small-town people really do know their neighbors and really will do anything for them.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Cynthiana, KY, Home Building, Transylvania University

Fri May 22, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Louisville teen charged in Ind. death

A Louisville teenager was arrested yesterday on felony neglect of a dependent charges in the February death in Harrison County of a 17-month-old child.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY

Thu May 07, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer

'Extreme Makeover' house up for sale

A 3,500-square-foot home built for a Kentucky family by local builders and ABC-TV's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' crew is now on the market for $350,000. * Photos: Extreme Makeover house * Photos: Extreme Makeover home unveiled in 2006 * Photos: Extreme Makeover family in 2007 Brian and Michelle Hassall of Harrison County, and their ...

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Cynthiana, KY

Tue May 05, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Soldier Returns Home, Surprises 6-Year-Old Daughter

A Harrison County Kindergartner got the surprise of her life on Tuesday: her father.

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Related Topix: Video Games

Wed Apr 01, 2009

WHAS-TV Louisville

Army reservist facing child pornography charges

A southern Indiana army reservist is facing charges of child pornography. He was recently arrested in Harrison County and police say he could be facing even more charges.

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TheLouisVilleChannel.com

Police: Former Harrison Jailer's Death 'Not Suicide'

WLKY has learned that a former Harrison County jailer, killed in what investigators are calling an "accidental shooting," was being questioned as a witness in a sexual harassment case against her boss.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

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